Illinois
Basic Information
- Type of Place
- Independent City or Town
- Metro Area
- Politics c. 1860?
- Unions, Organized Labor?
Sundown Town Status
- Sundown Town in the Past?
- Possible
- Was there an ordinance?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Sign?
- Perhaps, Some Oral Evidence
- Year of Greatest Interest
- Still Sundown?
- Probably
Census Information
Total | White | Black | Asian | Native | Hispanic | Other | BHshld | |
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1990 | 2112 | |||||||
2000 | 2203 | 2195 | 1 | |||||
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2020 |
Method of Exclusion
- Police or Other Official Action
- Reputation
Main Ethnic Group(s)
Group(s) Excluded
- Black
Comments
During the 1970’s, a couple African American carnival ride operators attempted to stay at a motel in town. The Sheriff apparently had them removed and relocated to Decatur.